SCIENCE,SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE E.U.

1. SCIENCE,SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE • AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE E.U.

2. Policy measures Objectives Reinforcing farmer’s market orientation and entrepreneurial role CAP Reform 2003 Decoupling of direct payments Competitive agriculture and agro-industry WTO / Trade liberalisation Adjustment of intervention levels Enforcing standards (environment, food safety, animal welfare) Cross- compliance Public concerns Steering sustainable rural development Strengthening the 2nd pillar Competitive agriculture and agro-industry Globalisation Lisbon Strategy

3. The role of Science • Sustainable agricultural production systems:striking the right balance between competitiveness and the other elements of sustainability • Competitive and sustainable agri-food sector: reflecting consumer demands and needs of society on an open world market • Knowledge based agri-economy:providing tools for policy makers and economic decision takers

4. 1. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS • Policy Measures/Objectives • Decoupling: EU farmers more market-oriented in their activities • Cross-compliance:Direct payments conditional on environmental, food safety, plant health and animal welfare standards Areas of RTD intervention Enhancing competitiveness:efficient production methods and/or improved products Supporting certified production schemes Promoting environmental aspects of sustainability Steering sustainable forestry

5. A. Enhancing agricultural competitiveness • Biotechnology and breeding: crops with lower production costs, increased eco-efficiency, greater added value • Integration of technological developments (informationtechnology, robotics etc) for lower production costs and increased eco-efficiency • Diversification and Non-food bio-materials: new or improved biological raw materials, meeting industrial food and non-food requirements, including bio-energy • Efficient farming practices: reducing costs and/or offering environmental benefits (low chemical inputs, better crop rotation etc). • Efficient animal production systems:improving diagnostic tests, risk assessment, surveillance systems etc. and animal welfare.

6. B. Supporting Certified Production Schemes Organic Farming (OF), Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) • Improving crop and animal productionsystems and processing • Assessing the economic, environmental and social impact of Certified Production Schemes • Developing anti-fraud control tools, to provide consumers with a guarantee of product authenticity and safety

7. C. Promoting Environmental Aspects of Sustainability Agri-environment • Tools for evaluating linkages between agriculture and the environment Bio-diversity • Tools for evaluating the impact of production systems on bio-diversity • Conservation methods for indigenous and exotic species

8. D. Steering Sustainable Forestry Supporting the Community forestry strategy • Developing the sustainable management and use of forests: conservation, protection and stability of different forest ecosystems; adaptation to climate change etc. • Tools for evaluating the role of forestry in rural development and biodiversity.

9. 2. REINFORCING THE COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRI-INDUSTRY Areas of RTD intervention A. Competitive agri-food sector: efficient processing technologies; improving quality and safety; developing new high added value products B. Developing non-food industry: improving processes and developing new non-food uses • Policy Measures/Objectives • Lower market support • Trade liberalisation • Food safety regulations • Environmental regulations • Consumer concerns

10. A. Competitive agri-food sector • Improving food processing and product quality:integrating several scientific disciplines (e.g. biotechnology, IT, robotics etc) and covering food production, processing, packaging systems and distribution. • Enhancing food safety: anticipating risks and tracing sources of contamination (microbial, chemical, allergenic, …). • Developing new high added value products: functional and healthy foods, foods for the special needs of particular sections of the population etc.

11. B. Developing non-food industries • Increasing the uses of new and existingbio-materialsto replace oil for energy or other industrial uses (detergents, adhesives, lubricants etc) • Improving the processing efficiencyof bio-products and wastes, to produce bio‑fuels, bio‑polymers and bulk or fine chemicals

12. 3. KNOWLEDGE BASED AGRI- ECONOMY Areas of RTD intervention Tools for economic decision takers and policy makers CAP analysis tools:markets, rural development, sustainability. Tools to analyse world agriculture and trade issues. Tools to steer competitive agri-food industry. • Policy Measures/ Objectives • Achieving CAP reform (sustainable market andrural development). • Supporting negotiationsin international forums(WTO, Kyoto etc). • Integrating the CAP andbio-based industry into theLisbon strategy.

13. A. Analysis tools for the CAP • Monitoring and assessment tools for CAP measures:forecasting developments and identifying necessary adjustments. • Tools analysing sustainability aspects of the CAP:competitiveness of EU agriculture and integration of environmental, quality and safety concerns. • Tools analysing the impact of the institutional frameworkon the implementation of agricultural policies, including market and production factor constraints (land, capital, labour). • Tools analysing the sustainable development of rural areas: conceptual aspects and impact of policy measures; key factors of change (technology transfer and innovation; institutional framework; external drivers of change etc).

14. B. Analysis tools for world agriculture and trade • Analysing tariff and non-tariff trade barriers to agricultural products; export regime policies; issues related to trade and intellectual property rights (TRIPs). • Building expertise on world agricultural markets: economic data, characteristics, commodity specificities etc. Effects of globalisationon concentration, integration, developing countries and trade. • Defining and analysing multifunctionality as a trade policy issue; quantifying externalities.

15. C. Supporting the competitiveness of agri-food industry • Global prospective analysis tools for world agriculture: trends and factors likely to lead to changes (technological, political, economic, social, food supply issues etc). • Quantitative and qualitative market analysis tools: market sector analysis, including the role of farmers, industry (upstream and downstream), marketing networks, consumers, research and innovation, labelling rules etc. • Promoting innovation: ways to improve communication of research results and adoption of new technologies by EU farmers and industry. • Socio-economic implications of new technologies: effects of adoption rates and the competitiveness of EU agriculture; consumer perception and the role of the media.